Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 17
Then, the whistle sounded for the end of the second quarter.

The Rockets and Bulls entered the intermission.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Bulls showed outstanding tactical execution ability.

The smooth triangle offensive routines broke the Rockets' defense to pieces.

Everyone in the Rockets locker room was a little sluggish.

The last 3 minutes of the second quarter were beaten 9-3 by the Bulls.

Now it is 54 points behind 45 to 9.

"Aren't the lads aggrieved? That's how the Bulls are. You can't see how sharp their offense is, but they can always open up and shoot. It's an oppressive style of play. How do you say it's like It’s the warm water boiling the frogs, eating away at us little by little, and when we found out that we were going to be boiled, it was over.” Lao Tang analyzed the situation on the field.

"And what we have to do is to bite hard and never let go. In the second half, we still have to hit Hakeem more, and the Bulls are bound to strengthen the defense against Hakeem, and Langley is behind. They can keep a close eye on Hakeem, and then let others double-team. At this time, Hakeem's pass will be the most threatening and most effective weapon against the opponent. The defensive rotation is very fast, and they can block the receivers in the fastest time and close their shooting space, so what should we do?" Lao Tang explained the tactics.

"The pass, the wide pass, once they double-team, there's bound to be an empty guy, no matter how fast they rotate, there's always going to be an opening, so only the wide pass can break them Defense. After talking about offense, let’s talk about our defense. Whether a team is successful or not depends on their defense. To be honest, your defense can only be regarded as the level of the regular season. When you meet a championship-level team like the Bulls , It’s not enough to see at all, so we must control the starting point of their offense, and this point is Pippen. Only by controlling Pippen can they effectively control their offense. In the Bulls, Jordan is the terminator of offense, and Pippen is the initiator and organizer of the team's offense. From the second half, Horini must remember to entangle him tightly, and must entangle him to death, so that their offensive system cannot be smooth. Run, so that we have a chance to defeat them, remember?" Old Tang said louder and louder.

"What about Jordan?" Drexler asked.

"Let's leave it to you. It would be best if Jordan played in a singles mode. The Bulls who only scored with him can't kill anyone." Lao Tang said.

"Okay, brothers, remember that we are championships, we have the heart of a championship, we will not be afraid of any opponent, including Jordan and the Bulls who are in full swing, go, let's play." Olajuwon roared loudly .

15 minutes is really fast.

Players from both sides appear on the field.

"Time is still fast, I don't know what the second half will be like." Tiger thought to himself.

"Look, it took a few minutes after the second quarter to make people feel the strength of the Bulls, the silent oppression, smooth offense, and suffocating defense. They can win 72 wins and 10 losses this season. , I’m really not joking, the feeling of the game on TV is different from that of the game.” Tiger thought about the strength of the Bulls Dynasty he watched on TV in his previous life and the team in front of him slowly overlapping.

"Hey, I don't want to think about it. This year, the idea of ​​arm wrestling with the bull should be avoided. It will be abused. It will be different next year. A group of high-quality men are waving to me." Tiger began to wander again.

beep.

The whistle sounded.

The third quarter begins.

The Bulls attacked with the ball, and it was Pippen who held the ball, and Horry entangled Pippen tightly from the first second of the second half of the game.

At this time, Pippen also felt a different pressure.

And this kind of pressure can only be seen in the playoffs.

"Oh, Robert, are you going to start working hard?" Pippen asked Horry who was pestering himself.

"You're right, Scott, from now on you won't be walking there as leisurely as you did in the first half." Horry defended Pippen with both hands and feet.

"Oh, yes, then my thank you, did you let me take a walk in the first half, then I will also take a walk in the second half." Pippen said.

"Then try it."

Pippen passed the ball to Jordan in the low post, and immediately moved to the other side to help Rodman block people, and Rodman, moving quickly laterally, got rid of Garnett's defense, and when he moved laterally to the middle, Jordan's The pass also arrived, a three-step layup. Unfortunately, although Rodman got rid of Garnett's defense, Horry, who followed Pippen, just caught up. He raised his hand and flew Rodman very accurately. Man with a basketball in his hand.

The basketball went out of bounds, and the Bulls continued to attack.

"Good job, Robert, that's it. After changing positions, pay attention to the position of the passer and don't give them space to pass the ball." Lao Tang shouted from the sidelines.

Huo Li gestured to Lao Tang, meaning clearly.

Bulls, continue to attack. This time they didn't play the triangle offense, and directly handed over to Jordan for singles.

After receiving the ball, Jordan made a step-back jumper. Drexler tried his best to block the shot, which interfered with Jordan.

Olajuwon stuck in Longley's position, took the ball easily, raised his big elbow to drive away Rodman who was trying to steal the ball, and then handed it to Mark Jackson to lead the half court steadily.

After Olajuwon was in position, the ball continued to be handed over to Olajuwon to handle.

Just when Olajuwon started receiving the ball, Pippen suddenly came up to double-team, tightly blocking Olajuwon's passing route and sight.

After all, Olajuwon is Olajuwon, using his height to accurately pass the ball to Horry who is already open.

However, the Bulls' rotation was really fast, and Rodman rushed up immediately.

As soon as Horry saw that there was no chance for the hand, he immediately transferred the ball to the other side and temporarily unmarked Garnett.

After Garnett received the ball, he slapped the ball to the ground with both hands, took a big stride and exerted force on his legs, and a dunk was about to come.

However, Garnett found himself jumping up when a black hand pulled it off.

A closer look revealed that it was Haber.

It turned out that after discovering that Garnett was open, Haber quickly made up the defense. Unfortunately, it was still a step too late. Garnett was already ready to dunk.

Had to pull him down.

These shots are just a microcosm of the third quarter, and the double-shot offense and defense are extremely targeted.

The Bulls resolutely double-teamed Olajuwon and resolutely refused to give Olajuwon a 1-on-1 opportunity inside.

Because the Chicagoans know that as long as Olajuwon is given a 1-on-1 chance, it means losing 2 points.

The Houstonians, on the other hand, let people entangle Pippen tightly to prevent the Bulls from playing a smooth triangle offense.

Can only rely on Jordan's singles to score points.

Watching the Rockets catch up with the score bit by bit.

Phil Jackson shook his head, replaced Harper with Kukoc, and raised his back line so that it would be difficult for Mark Jackson to defend.

When Lao Tang saw it, he immediately made a substitution, replacing Mark Jackson with Bodi Roga.

Let the two Yugoslavs face each other directly.

Putting on Kukoc, the Bulls immediately played weak-side tactics.

Jordan made a breakthrough with the ball. Seeing that Jordan started to break through, Longley and Pippen immediately double-lined their upper bodies to block Kukoc. Kukoc quickly moved to the elbow (the junction of the free throw line and the serve arc) The defender ran out of space, and Jordan, who broke through on the other side, made a quick pass. Kukoc received the ball open and hit a jumper.

After watching this series of coordination, Lao Tang shook his head.

It's so fluid, too, that the triangle offense is ingrained into the Bulls' bones.

In addition to the extremely powerful singles of the trapeze, what should we do?
Lao Tang was also a little scratching his head.

What Lao Tang didn't know was that later on, how to solve the triangle offense was also a difficult problem.

It's the Bulls' turn to attack again.

Pippen held the ball, saw that Jordan's attack line had been blocked by the Rockets, and beckoned.

Rodman made a quick lift to catch Pippen's ball, and Kukoc quickly cut off the ball and Pippen blocked him.

Rodman made a ground pass, and Kukoc, who had already cut to the basket without the ball, received the ball with a backhand dunk.

As expected of the best sixth man, he scored consecutively as soon as he came up.

As a last resort, Lao Tang called a timeout.

"I don't want to say, the Chicagoans are really tough, and their offensive routines have penetrated into their bones. Now you still have to pay attention to stalking Pippen, and you must pay attention to the opponent's cuts and screens without the ball, Pay attention to the defense and supplementary defense of the opponent after blocking, and you must concentrate, understand." Lao Tang's voice was already a little hoarse.

"Go on the field when you understand it, and you must pay attention to the assist defense and supplementary defense, as well as the opponent's air cut." Lao Tang and the players who will be on the field soon shouted.

Can it really be contained?
The answer is no.

The Bulls' offense was as smooth as mercury pouring down the ground. Even if Pippen was tightly entangled by Horry, there was no way to stop the Bulls' offense.

Each of them can act as the organizer of the offense and the terminator of the offense.

The third quarter of the game ended in the Bulls' quicksilver cooperation.

The score was 76 to 63, with the Bulls leading by 13 points.

The Rockets' crisis has really come.

(End of this chapter)